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Patented July 17, 1928.

' UNITED STA shipping rected to 1o improved 1 acter described having means TE-S r 1,677,565 PATENTV' o nc FERDINAND s. OPPENHEIM, on NEW Yonx, N. Y.

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Application T1,?" This invention relates to packing and particularly 1t 18 d1- boxes,

filed September 10, 1924.. Serial No. 736.806. V

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containers or cartons formed of board or the like material shipping delicately conor partially asmeters', typeion is to provide an container or carton of the charto effectively portect and cushion partially assembled apparatus from blows and co prevent injury and and rough handling,

'A further object of damage due to ntacts so as to careless during transportation. the invention is to pro- 7 vide an improved container or carton having the inner liners of particularly walls thereof formed by partition simple construction, and adapted for use in packing and shipping partially assembled apparatus mounted. on ded in'the container.

Another object of the invention is to provide an impro character structlon,

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described.

. Other objects 0 be obviousand in part Certain ,scribed are shown,

copending appl '807, filed the U11 on the 10th day of Septe ved container or carton of'the described which is simple in coninexpensive to manufacture features herein shown and and high degree' for the purposes f this invention will in part herein after pointe described and claimed in ication, Serial No. 786,- ited States Patent Oflic'e mber, 1924, and in my Patent No. 1,585,682, dated the 25th "day of May, 1926, an claimed herein.

I With the abov "accordingly consists in struction,

rangement .of parts-w fied in the .and of which the scope o d accordingly are not e exception, the invention the features of concombinations of elements and arconstruction be indicatedin the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

is a perspective view showing a packing and shipping box embodying 5 invention,

parts. being the interior construction.

Fig. 2 is atransverse cross sectional View of the box shown in Fig. 1, with the closed and sealed, and

assembled radio set (shown in dot tially V las lin s )v packed therein.

hich will. be exemplihereinafter described f application'will and the top Fig.4 is a perspective view of one of the end partition liners.

Beferring in detail tothe drawing, 10 denotes an outer casing or.'shell of a packing and shipping box embodyingthe invention which'may have any desired shape or design andmay be made of fibre board, card board or the like material but is preferably constructed of corrugated aper board, the cellular structure of whic has been found to add greatly to the cushioning effect for the purposes described. As seen in Fig. 1,the outer casing 10 is of collapsible construction and. comprises elongated side walls 11, end walls 12 and cover flaps 13, 14,"15,and formed from a single. sheet of material, out, creased and folded to .form the rectangular shaped shell-10, the cover flaps beingadapted to fold inwardlyto form the top and bottom walls for closing the casing. When the flaps are folded into their closed position they maybe held in place by any suitable d ta e17.

artition liners or cushion members 18 16, ,all preferably 'and19 arearrangedagainst theside walls 11 and end walls 12 respectively, each'member preferably being formed of a single sheet of corrugated paper board, cut, creased and folded into the desired shape. Members 18 have rectangular shaped body portions'20, end walls 21 and side walls 22,. said side walls 22 being provided with flap extensions 23 which are bentto extend within and adjacent the end walls 21 and may beheld in position by any suitable means. The flap extensions 23 or other fastening means for retaining the side and end walls in their relative positions may be omitted ifdesired, 'since it is apparent that when-the members "f 18 are assembled within the casing 10, the

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broken away to show box illustrating a parand e p 27 end walls 28 and bottom 291s adapted shown in Fig. 4.

structure is self-retaining (see Figs. land 2). Members 19 are the simplest and most 'easily constructed form of partitions, each comprising a rectangular shaped mid-section 24 formed by creasing and bending the edge portions '25 of said member as plainly A tray 26 comprising elongated side walls (ill to provide a support on the upper edges of Walls thereof for a partially mounted piece of apparatus, for example, a radio set as shown in Fig. 2. Said tray 26 is preferably formed of a single sheet of material, cut, creased and folded to give the desired shape and may have any suitable, fastening means. at the corners for retaining the side and end walls in their relative positions. In shipping radio sets assembled only on a front panel, the upper edges of the tray 26 may serve to support the said panel with the clepending parts of the apparatus suspended in and protected by the tray as shownin Fig. 2.

It will be understood that the shipping box is of suitable dimensions to permit the packing of the tray 26 with its contents therein so as to substantially fill the space bounded by the partition liners l8 and I9, and that the latter are of proper design to completely cover the interior sides and bottom of the casing 10 to the height of the contents supported bythe tray 26, said liners and contents preferably extending a substantial distance below the top of the casing for the purposes which will hereinafter appear. 7

Where the contents (as shown in Fig. 2) comprise a partial mounted radio set having the usual series of dials, levers and other like control means which project beyond the panel,-a top cushioning member may be provided which accommodates the upwardly projecting parts and acts to hold" the set against supporting edges of the tray 26 and spaced from the top cover of the casing.

As seen from Fig. 1, the top cushioning member 30 is preferably constructed of a single sheet of corrugated paper board, cut, creased and folded to have a middle rectangular shaped recessed portion 30*, the up standing walls 30 and 30 thereof and edge flaps 30 of said member 30 serving to support and space the contents from the top of the casing. v

In the practice of the invention, the tray 26 with its contents is placed in the casing 10, and the side and end partition liners 18 and 19 are inserted in their respective places with their body portions spaced inwardly from the various walls of the casing and abutting the side walls of the tray 26 which thereby spaces the contents a substantial distance from the walls of the casing 10. With these parts in position, the cushioning member 30 is inserted inthe top opening of the casing with the-central recessed portion 30 thereof arranged to enclose the various projecting parts, the member 80 being dimensioned to the proper heightto fill the space between the panel of the set and the top of the casing. The cover flaps are then folded into position and, the: casing sealed in any suitablev manner as by means ofa strip of adhesive tape 17.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might bemade of the above invention and as vari- Having thus described my inventionpl claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: I V v 1. A packing and shipping box comprising, an outer casing havinga single remove able partition liner arranged therein for each of the sides and for the top wall of said casing, and a tray havin a top opening, side Walls and a bottom, sai tray being formed to support an article-within the tray ontlie rim portion of said opening, tom extending a spaced distancefrom'the article to permit said tray 'to serveas a cushioning means when the tray bottom abuts the bottom side of the box, said liners and tray being adapted to secure the article against movement in the casing for protecting and cushioning same against damage during transportation.

2. A packing and shipping box. comprising an outer casing having a single removable partition liner arranged, therein for each of the sides and top for thewall of the casing, and. a. tray. having a top' opening, side walls, and a bottom,- said tray being formed to support an article within the tray on the rim portion of said opening, the tray bottom extending a substantial distance be low said article whereby said tray serves as a cushioning means when the 'trayis positioned with its bottom abuttingthe 7 side of the box to protect and cushion the article against damage during transportation, said tray occupying substantially the entire interior space in saidicasing, the side walls of said tray beingarranged :to nor mally engage and retain the wall liners in position. 7

3. Apacking and shipping box of nonthe tray botbottom 3' circular cross section, said box having a 1 single relatively rigid, hollow, inner wall fitted against each of the outer Walls, and a tray having the side Walls and bottom fit into the box to abut said inner, walls, the tray bottom abutting the bottom of the'box, said tray being made of sheet material cut, creased and folded intoshape, the free edge portion of the upstanding sides ofthe tray being adapted to support and to space partially assembled apparatus from the tray bottom, said inner walls and tray securing said apparatus against movement and serving to support and space the apparatus from the outer walls of the casing.

4. A container having bottom, side, end and top walls, a tray having a top opening received in said container and resting on said bottom wall, liners positioned between said side and end walls and said tray and extending above said tray, said container being adapted to receive a container of less height than said tray having a flange receivable upon the rim of said opening and extending into contact with said liners.

5. A container having bottom, side, end and top walls, a tray having a top opening received in said container and resting on said bottom wall, liners positioned between said side and end walls and said tray and extending above said tray, said container being adapted to receive a container of less height than said tray having a flange receivable upon the rim of said opening and extending into contact with said liners, and a spacer positioned over said tray and having a hollow portion cooperating with said opening.

6. A container having bottom, side, end and topv walls, a tray having a top opening received in said container and resting on said bottom wall, liners positioned between said ,side'and end walls and said tray and extending above said tray, said container bein adapted to receive a container of less height than said tray having a flange receivable upon the rim of said opening and extending into contact with said liners, and a spacer positioned over said tray and having ahollow portion cooperating with said opening, said spacer being supported upon edge portions of said liners.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FERDINAND s. OPPENHEIM. 

